n a weekly column, alternately written by Lucien Engelen, Mary Fiers, Maarten Steinbuch, Carlo van de Weijer, and Tessie Hartjes, E52 tries to find out what the future will look like. All five contributors – sometimes accompanied by guest bloggers…
People from many different countries live, study and work in Eindhoven. Every week, E52 has a talk with an international about what brought them here and what life is like in Eindhoven. Name: Corinne Heyman Country of origin: Belgium Work: freelance…
Obviously, innovation programmes are part of a “Factory of the Future”. Because the Brainport Industries Campus itself is still under construction, the kickoff for these programmes took place in the Conference Center of the High Tech Campus. Commissioner Bert Pauli…
Have the government’s measures to drill less for gas in the province of Groningen led to fewer earthquakes? And can we use data to determine the quality of professional football players? A group of about sixty mathematicians will be discussing…
On January 23, Edgar van Leest said farewell as Manager Strategy & Public Affairs of Brainport Development. He has spent more than 10 years working on strategy development and lobbying for Brainport Eindhoven. In a farewell symposium, to which CEO…
Higher road safety, better traffic flow, and a greener environment: this is what users and local residents of the Ring road around Eindhoven would like to see arranged with the help of smart solutions. As part of the step-by-step plan…
The European headquarters of the Taiwanese Smart City expert Advantech on the Sciencepark Son was officially reopened yesterday – after a major expansion. Prior to that, Chaney Ho, President of Advantech, had come over from Taiwan. Together with Mayor Jorritsma of…
“Trust” is a distinctive element for the Eindhoven region. The effect is of great value – and yet we rarely talk about it. That’s too bad, says Carina Weijma. In the article below she discusses this so important soft power…
The bond between parent and child is crucial for the healthy development of children. However, if children are born too early, this adhesion comes under direct pressure. ‘Kangaroo Care’ – skin-to-skin contact between parent and child – preferably as much as…
Despite long searches, the Eindhoven city council has not succeeded in finding a new location for a large solar park. That is what the alderman Staf Depla (Economic Affairs) has written to the municipal council in a letter on behalf…